Jeremiah 38:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.”
Jeremiah 38:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 38:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 38:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But Jeremiah said, “They won’t deliver you. Obey, I beg you, Yahweh’s voice, in that which I speak to you; so it will be well with you, and your soul will live.”
Jeremiah 38:20 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 38:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well with thee, and thy soul shall live. ”
Jeremiah 38:20 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 38:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jeremiah saith, `They do not give thee up; hearken, I pray thee, to the voice of Jehovah, to that which I am speaking unto thee, and it is well for thee, and thy soul doth live.”
Jeremiah 38:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 38:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jeremiah said, They shall not give [thee] over. Hearken, I beseech thee, unto the voice of Jehovah, in that which I speak unto thee; so shall it be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live. ”
Jeremiah 38:20 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 38:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Ieremiah sayd, They shall not deliuer thee: hearken vnto the voyce of the Lord, I beseech thee, which I speake vnto thee: so shall it be well vnto thee, and thy soule shall liue.”
Jeremiah 38:20 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 38:20 in Context — Jeremiah 38
18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
21 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the Lord hath shewed me:
22 And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
What Does Jeremiah 38:20 Mean?
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